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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

Col. Fred y. Dows letter speaks for itself
lie is Republican Of the right sort. has done
hl~ party good service in the past, and will not
he found wanting when called upon
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

II IS surprise 10 many that the Judge OF the
Belfast police court has not attempted to over
rule the decision Of the Supreme Court.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

The rubber manufacturers have combined
tor mutual protection. Now let BUYERS com.
hinc and demand rubber good with rubber in
them.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

Down this way moderate drinkers do not 20 dry,
The Boundary Line, or Europe" living only two
miles east of the village. Aroostook Pioneer.
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Soldiers Monument Meeting.

\ small ntmicr of citizens and Grand Army men
met in the Court House, on Tuesday evening, to
take into consideration the question of Il soldiers
monument. The meeting was called to order by
Capt. \. T.. Clark, and Charles Baker made
chairman and {. W. Ilaney secretary. The chair
man stated the object of the meeting and regretted
that there was rot a larger attendance. He saw
bat a few outside The members of the Post. He
said there about SliGo in the bank, and with
the amount pledged the sum would be between
$1,000 and Sl1o0. More money is needed for he
would not like to Belfast with an inferior mon
ument or behind the country towns In the matter
Col. Fogler thought we had not made Il fair trial,
we lacked organization. The Post had done its part
well. Belfast people always do the handsome
thing when they set ont and he believed they would
in this He suggested. that monument association
and citizens, and then make a systematic canvass
of the town. lie had no doubt but that the scquir
ell amount would be raised.
Congrc Sslnan Milikcn said he agreed with Col
Fogier in regard to an organization, and believed
that money enough could be raised to erect such
Il monument as Belfast deserved.
Mr.. w. Il. Swan thought IN organization neces-
sary lie did not want to see anything ordinary
could be raised.
Capt. Clark thought the question had hung fire
long enough and advocated going ahead at once.
He said it was the feeling of the Post and Relief
Corps that something ought to be done. The sol
ders want to sec the monument before they die.
MIR. J. G. Cook believed in an organization and
suggested I'm adjournment. lie thought the granite
base might be put in this fall and by next Memoir
ial Day the monument could he erected.
Mr.. {. W. IIaney related the experience of the
Post in this matter and told what had been done.
He wanted to set the matter right as regards the
Post.
Mr.. Trundy wanted an association formed.
i committee composed of S. l.. Mlliken, W. ii.
Foglcr and e. W. Iianey was appointed to take
measures to form a monument association and to
report at a future meeting.
The meeting adjourned to meet at the Court
House on Tuesday evening next at O'Clock, and
it is hoped there will be Il full attendance.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

During the past year 1885,, 1887 fish of all Kinds,
have been planted at Cold Spring, n. Y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

SHIPPING ITEMS. ;Sch. John {. smith, of Belfast,
has chartered to load at Bangor for Charleston for
5000 lump sum-. SENS. Nettie Ianglon and Mary
+. CarsOn, of Jacksonville, arrived from Boston.
Monday, and are in Carriers dock for repairs.
Sch. Abraham Richardson has chartered to load
lun.cr at Bangor for Newark, n. j., ut 81 per
M. Sch. Mary A. Hall has chartered to load
stone at New York for Charleston at 81 30 per ton.
Sch. Nellie 5. Pickering arrived iromn Boston,
Monday, and is In Carriers dock for repairs Ship
Wm. II. Conner has been chartered Ito arriyc)
from Shanghai to New York. general cargo, private
terms. Brig !. W. Parker, has been chartered
from New York to Aspinwall general cargo, and
back, $4,000 Sch. Maggie Mulvery, was lowed
from Belfast to Bangor, saturday, where she will
load for Ne~ York. Inspector Sway of Bucks
port, has locked over schr. Prescott Iiazeltine,
nov on the railway, and says he will give her the
highest possible rate The vessel will be command.
ed by Capt kneelanI. now of schr Sarah L. Davis.
-...Schr. Fannie A. GOrham, Burgess, from Satilll
River, arrived at bridgeport on Sunday. The
captain writes that when below Cape IIatteras he
BOOK S. f. gale and lost jib, H. wing jb broke main
gah and the jaw of main boom. .Schr. Daylight,
Capt. David Hodgdon, has been taken upon the
marine railway at Il reverend is the largest vessel
Cakcn out there this season. The Bangor Com
mercial says she is in a bad condition, and will
be thoroughly overhauled. :. .Schr James Holmes
has gone to City Point to load paving for Boston
....Carter II Co. are rushing work on the schr
Prescott IIazeltinc, now on the marine railway at
this port, number of vessels are waiting to go
on. The New York Commercial Advertiser of
juno 9th publishes letter from Capt. John W.
Kane Of brig l. W. Parker in defence of charges
Of cruelty TO seamen brought against the officers
OF ship Robert l.. Belknap. After reciting the
circumstances and showing the untrustworthincs IS
ot the statements of the three sailors, the writer
says of Capt. Staples and ~ife and the first mate
Atbert NJ. Rich that at wo.Ad be impossible fol
! these people to abuse any snc". Sch. Flora
Condeu, Capt. French, Is now IN the dock Cor slight
repairs
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

ton and work, but the executive committee from
time to time offers such suggestions as it may deem
wise or helpful. The society works upon the
broadest principles, urging temperance workers
everywhere to unite, whatever special opinions
they may hold. 1t does not regard the pledge
method necessary but believes total abstinence to
be the best guide for personal habit and for teach
ing. 1t emphasizes personal responsibility, the
value of temperance education and the need of
attractive places of innocent amusement instead
of the saloon. Its motto is "Bcar ye one another 5
burdens and so fulfil the law of Christi
The speakers for the evening were the Pre- sident
of the society, Rev. Mr.. Eliot, the chairman for
the evening, Hon. John D. Long, Minot J. Savage,
Dr. Hale and Mrs. Livermore. Such brilliant
array of talent all on the side of temperancc-nay
even more, total abstinence was their plea Mr.
Long made telling speech in which he urged all
to become interested In the work, then to form
principles and to loyalty adhere to them. Presi-
dent Eliot gave very interesting address as to
the methods of the society and work accomplish
ed. lie said; ait is not prohibition party So
GETTY not total abstinence society, neither is 1t
moderate drinking society. Let us see to 1t that
better work Is done to arouse the churches to a
betfer sense of duty. The ministers are around
enc people arc awakened. These of the
results of the work of our society; let who can
measure moral Improvement who can estimate
the spiritual growth" In an able and practical
lecture of Mr.. Eliot's, he says; Unitarian
churches are eminently fitted for this temperance
work, for two reasons; and therefore are clearly
called to do it. The first is this that the tendency
Of our thought is always practical, and with char
acter as our goal we move readily towards those
good works which have for their purpose the cdu-
eating and uplifting of man. The second is this.
that our members are among the most intelligent
men and women of any given community where
We have a church, and are the least in danger of
falling themselves into the worst evils of intern
pcrance We are intelligent; We arc strong. Be-
cause we are strong; because VIC are in some sense
leaders; because we are educated and hapny and
not easily tempted, for these re,y reasons We and
all such as we, are summoned to the work" Dr.
Hale used the novel CDR. Jekyp as an illustra-
ton to show the effect of intoxicants upon the hu
man system. He said: "f you have never read
1t do So II your children not interested In the
usual Sunday School temperance literature, use
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09


are glad to learn on the road to recovery Mr..
A. e. Hunt went to Bar Harbor last week on a
business trip. Frank A. Conant is located In
| Santa Barbara, California and has n fine business
in Watches clocks and jewelry. He likes Califor-
MIA very much, and his many Belfast friends will
be glad to learn that he is prospecting. Hon. S. l..
NIilken has accepted an invitation to be present
| in Ellsworth on the Fourth of July, on the occa
sion of the unwilling of the soldiers monument,
and be one of the speakers Joseph Williamson,
Jr (of Belfast) 'SS, oilicated as master Of cere-
monies at the Bowdoin athletic sports June I'd,
and was presented as the "witty man. at the Ivy
! Day exercises on the 3d....Mr. Ii. +. sanborn, of
Vinalhaven, was in Belfast Saturday. DIR. j. NJ
Fletcher, of this city, is confined to his house by
| illness. Mr. Warren f. Rice and Mrs William
Il. Anderson, of Lawrence, Mass, are in Belfast
on brief visit, the guests of Mr. J. w. Frederick
......Thc Rocklani, Mass, Standard says: Miss
Nancy HolbrOOk and Miss Nettie Torrey are visit
| ing friends in Belfast, Maine. ....Mrs T. NJ
Staples, of this city, is visiting Mr.. Staples sis
tiers In Salem and Beverly, Mass. Mrs. Aurilla
e. Potc. one of the best known teachers of oratory
In Boston, will leave that city In August for an
extended European tour. Several of her pupils
Will accompany her. Mrs. Pote has given lessons
In Belfast and has many friends here who will be
pleased to learn Of her success. Miss Estella X
Banks, and Miss airline Simmons, of Poor's Mills
Belfast, are both teaching school, the former at
Belmont, the latter at Fosters Corner, knox,.
Mrs. b. r. Hazeltinc and children have arrived
from Jacksonville to spend the summer In Bel.
fast. Mrs. and Miss Cutter went to Boston BY
Mondays boat to meet Mrs. Frances ID. johnson
who is coming on from Washington. 81. Mrs. s.
A. IIowcs and Mr.. Hervey Howes arc expected
home from New York in about two weeks. DIR.
II. ii. johnson, Of this city, will leave Monday to
attend the annual meeting Of the Maine Medical
association June 18th at Portland. He will then
proceed to Boston to visit the hospitals, and will be
absent the whole week. b. p. Field, ESQ.,, of
this city, Is in Boston, visiting his SON.. Miss
Lillian Wise returned from the west last week and
is with her parents in this city. She has been a
successful teacher at Breckenridge, Col, and will
return In the fall. Mrs. Della Moran Of this
city, returned from Portland last week, where she
has been for several months. Mrs. f. A. Perry.
of Fargo, arrived in Belfast on Monday. >. Cant.
Pearl W. Bagley, Of sch. Ncttie Langdon, Of Jack
sonville. now in this city, has been absent from
Belfast for several years. Mr.. James Mitchell
and Mr.. Archibald Linn, of Hartland were in Bel
fast Wednesday, in the interest of Seba sticook and
MOosehead railroad.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

go, pure rcformers not In vain
Your trust in human kind;
The good which bloodshed could not gain,
Your peaceful zeal shdH md.
The truths YOU urge are borne abroad
by every wind and tide
The voice of nature and of God
speaks ont upon your side"
4, n,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

The Sunderland, England Herald and Daily
Post of May 10Th. contains full description of
the fine steel steamship Lake Ontario, built ut that
place for the Canada Shipping Company. The
Sunderland paper says THE vessel has been
specially fitted for the convcyanc" Of Canadian
cattle and produce, aud passengers; there being
accommodation for 800 passengers, including 100
first class. She has been constructed under the
supervision of Captain keav, and Mr.. {. I. Ram
say, superintendent engineer assisted by Mr.
Charles +. Herrim an, on behalf of the Company
while Mr.. j. &. Edison, chief engineer, has looked
after the engines" &c. Mr.. HERMAN Is a "~tock
ton boy.''
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09
APIain statement from Col. Fred N. Dow.

Frankfort. katherine Quiglcy
Stockton. Clifton A. Smell.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09

The quarterly meeting of the lIapti7t society HHe
flel'! at this village saturday and sunday last. uN
| ing +" the Unlav"rablr weather but few were in
attendance.....M Mrs. Iidia Cram, wife of Elijah
Cram, dicd at her home in this village, june 9Th
from cancer, aged about 60 Years. Mrs. ram has
| been great sufferer for many years.
Connecticut western news., 1887-03-23
The Expansion of Methodisn,.

The wonderful expansion of Method ism during the life of its founder is per haps without precedent in religious history. In 1730 it's only adherents were handful of Oxford students; 12 years later it numbered HOO members in London; long before the end of the century all Great Britain and nearly all the American colonies had rung with the eloquence of Whitefeld or with the soborer but hardly less effective appeals of Wesley himself; meeting houses had sprung up in every important town, an army of missionaries were engaged in itinerating over the country, and part ly through Lady Huntingdon s influence Methodism had found considerable amount of acceptance even in the higher ranks of society. Franklin's testimony to the power of White6eld's s preachingis is we'll known; but Chesterfield, Boiling broke, and even Hume were also among his hearers. At the time of Wesley s death, in 1791, the Methodist Church, or Connection as it was called, number ed above 300 preachers in Great Britain alone and nearly 200 in the United States, where the success of the Revolu- tion had made it necessary for Wesley to establish separate organization, un- der a Superintendent, whom, to the horror of good churchmen, he con- secrated as all but Bishop. The num- Der of members in the United Kingdom already exceeded 10000, and rose to more than 100000 in the course of the next decade.
Connecticut western news., 1887-03-23
The Chickens Lark.

A young man in New Hampshire has 8 brood of chickens which have the run of portion of the yard, the old hen be- ing shut up. The chickens are fed with moistened meal in saucers, and when the dough gets little sour, it attracts flies, which swarm about it in large num- bers.
 An observant toad has evidently noticed this, and every day towards evening he makes his appearance in the yard, hops to 8 saucer, climb in, and rolls over and over until he is covered with meal, having done which he awaits developments-and the coming of his prey.
 The flies, enticed by the smell, soon swarm around the scheming batracian, and whenever one passes within two inches or so of his nose, his tongue darts out, and the fly disappears; and his plan works so we'll that the toad has taken it up as regular business.-YouM's Com- pdnaon.
Connecticut western news., 1887-03-23
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET.

NEW YORk MARhEI. The Wholesale New York Market quotations show:
 BEANs-Prime. S1.s5@S1.9O; fair to good $1.5O@$1.S per bushel.
 BUrTER-New York sold at 3O@35c. for choice in pails, and 22(@3Uc. common to good Western Creamery sold at 25@31c. and the common Western at 16GD19c.
 CHEEsE-Factory fancy, 13@14c; do. fair and to good, 14@13c.
 EaGs-Quotations ranged from 16c. for or dinary, to 1se. for New York, Now Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 FLoUR-Superine, $2.50@$3. .45; Western $3.40@$4.O0 extra New York, $3.50@5.0o. HAY-No. 1, SO@S5c.; No. 9, 60@6Sc. Straw, 60@65c. for Mo- 1, and 50@55c. for No. 3.
 Hops-New York 2o@21c.; Eastern 16@19c PoRK-Prime, $15.00@$17.50; dressed hogs, WHEAr-spring No. 9, ea@e4c.; Milwaukee, CoRN-Ungraded Western Mixed, 49@5Oc.; Steamer Mixed, 49@51c.; in elevator, 49@52c RYE-State, 5S@60c.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET FLouR-State family, S36.O@S3 S5; rye flour $3 35@4.Oo; wheat, State, 8s@92c.; corn, yellow, 47(D49c.; mixed State, 4S@49
 PETRoLEUM-Refned, 6@>7c.; crude, 6@634c. WooL-State and Western xx, 35037c.; X 32@S4c.; medium, 27@2Sc.; coarse, 21 @22c.
 BOSTON MARKET.
 FLOUR - From S3.0O@S3.75 for low and medium, to S4.25@$55O for choice Minnesota. Corn, 49@52c. for mixed and yellow.
 BuTrER--Common, 20@23c.: Vermont dairy, 25@26c.; choice creamery, 29Gp33c. CHEEsE-13015c. Eaes-le@20 for choice; 14@16 for lined BEANs-S1. .750S1.9o. HAY--Choice S17@$1S. CATTLE MARKET.
 BUrFAI.o-Cattle, good quality, s. 750S4. .75 hogs, fair to good, S5.60@$5.90; best $500 @$e.O0; Sheep, S475a600.
 EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle, $4.25@ s475 medium to good, S3. 75@S4.10; Hogs Philadelphips, se.50@s6eo; Workers, s575@ s6.oo. F
Connecticut western news., 1887-03-23
The Irrepressible Boy.

On the morning train bound for Albany came man with one of those irrepress- ible boys, whose little tongue was bound to wobble, even if all the planets of the universe were obliged to halt until his closed lips betokened that he had given up the floor.
 Question after question rolled out in a sharp falsetto tone that could be dis tinctly heard half way through the car. Candy, apples, oranges and figs were supplied him by the embarrassed parent with hope of closing his little mouth for brief time, at least. Finally, after he had devoured a big orange, he startled his father with the following:
 "Say, par, yer'l mind mar, and not get drunk this time I'm with yer, won't ye?"
 The parent seized the lad by the arm, and the feetness with which he yanked him through the rear car door would have done credit to Maud s. WhiteAal 7Sanes.
Connecticut western news., 1887-03-23
His Life Had Been Wasted,

An old soldier lay dying in little town in Pennsylvania. "is there any thing on your mind that troubles you ?" asked his pastor, as an expression of grave concern passed over the veterans face. "Yes," said the dying man, there is. have not made use of my oppor- tunities. I was in the war about four years, in many battles, and thought I tried to do my duty. But never picked up lighted shell, with its burning fuse sputtering close to the shell, and threw it over the parapet of the fort. have been a regular attendant upon army reunions, and I have read the newspapers since the war, and find that I am the only man in the Union army who has not performed that feat, al- though I had plenty of opportunities My life has been wasted" "But why," asked the pastor, kindly, "did you not do it when you had an opportunity ?" Because" said the gallant old soldier, 1T wanted to save the shell. always knelt down and pulled the fuse out with my teeth!" And then the noble life went out with snap like fric- tion primer. er.-Brookly1a Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1887-03-23
An Important Decision.

A case came before Judge Barnard, of New York, which is interesting to 15O, GOO Knig ghts of Honor in America. Magdalena Keppler, Executrix of Adam Macht, sued the order, the central office of which IS in Missouri, for $1,000. A few years ago Macht, who was 8 mem Der of Knight of Honor lodge In this city; Secured 3 certificate of insurance from the lodge, which, in case of his death, would be worth $1,OOO. Some time after that Macht died, and the only one of the family left was Magdalena Keppler. Before his death Macht made will bequeathing all his property to Magdalena, whe was his step-daughter. She having paid several assessments up on the certificate, after Macht's death she made @ demand for the 1000 and it was refused on the ground that in it she had not been named as the bene- fciary, as provided for in the bylaws of the organization. The evidence showed that before his death Macht told the Secretary of the lodge that he had made will giving all his property, including the certificate, to Magdalena. It show ed that the Secretary of the lodge re- ceived the certificate from Macht with this knowledge and failed to forward it to the Grand Secretary with the heces- sary explanation to show that the name of the Beneficiary ought to be changed. The defence was that Macht did not name in the certificate to whom he wanted the money to go, and that ac- cording to the bylaws of the organiza- tion failure to do so causes the money to be credited to the Widows and Or phans' fund of the organization. Judge Barnard decided that the designation in the will of the plaintiff as Beneficiary was sufficient, that she has right to the certificate as a legatee, and that she comes within the term of 'heir" as used in the constitution and bylaws.
Connecticut western news., 1887-03-23
WAS THERE CRIMINAL NEG
 LECT?
Startling Testimony Concerning tn
 Condition of Boston's Fatal Brid gt

BOSTON, March IF, 1SS7-The third days testimony before the Railroad Commissioners regarding the Pussy Willow bridge disaster was largely of 8 technical character descrip- tive of the bridge and stories about the methods persued by the road.
 Harlan w. Brock, 8 civil engineer of West Roxbury, created sensation late this after noon. He said in substance:-
 'sIn 1882 was out driving, and in passing under the bridge I saw one of the nuts hang ing down from the under side of stringer.' There were three or four more where the nuts were off entirely and several others where they were loose.
 Ireported it to the Superintendent's office and they said it would be attended to. For several days the trains slowed up almost to the rate of a persons walking. At the end of the week the nuts were not fixed and I reported 1t again. The young man in the office told me l was borrowing trouble. I said that there was some strain on the rods or the nuts would not get loose. No one could reach them with out ladder or rope to lower himself by.'
 "sWell, he sail, if you're afraid to ride on the road you'd better go afoot'
 "I should think those rods were an inch thick. They were directly under the car tracks. I was informed at the company's of- flee that they were of no service so far as strengthening the bridge vent but don't see why the nuts should come off without strain being upon them The old rusty ends of the rods conld be plainly seen from the road stick. ing out"
 Mir. Putnam-You saw these loose nuts while driving under the bridge? 'sYes, sir. They were all along from the stringers in the middle of the bridge. I was going from West Roxbury to Boston, I saw one of the defective rods before I reached the bridge. was on an express wagon at the time. The next rod to that one was broken off smooth. I looked all the rest over then, and saw number of others that were loose.'' | Superintendent Folsom, of the road, said to- have all reports on the condition of the road attended to, no matter who brought the tid- l ings. He would rather do an endless amount of searching than have any chance for an ac- | cident